TCL 20, 193

~1900 BCE·Old Assyrian·P357759

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357759.

Why it matters

Transliteration

i-na szi2-ti2-[x]-tim
ta-ma-la2-ki
u3 mu-usz-t,a2-tum
5(disz) szi-ka3-tim
2(disz) su2-e-en?
1(disz) na-ah-la2-ap2-tum
u3 ha-at-lu-nu
3(disz) szi-ka3-tum
ra-bi4-a-tum
1(disz) t,up-pu-um
sza ku-nu-uk
bu-za-zu
isz-ti2 mu-sa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)) — TCL 20, 193. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P357759) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P357759..

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